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The Week in TOD News December 2-8, 2023

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo accessibility, ADA, Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Cambridge MA, climate change, East Orange NJ, El Cerrito CA, environmental justice, Helsinki Finland, historic preservation, IIJA, Jersey City NJ, New York NY, noise pollution, NYC, Paris France, parking, pollution, Redlining, Regional Transportation District, Scranton PA, Seaside Heights NJ

Outsized effect of car noise pollution on redlined neighborhoods • Jersey City waterfront to gain two residential towers • Cambridge MA historic preservation & affordable housing • Carrots, not sticks, to promote housing • Best urban transport: Helsinki!

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The Week in TOD News November 25-December 1, 2023

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Africa, Boston MA, CBT Surcharge, congestion pricing, Cory Booker, Decatur GA, Delaware, density, disability, electric bus, ferry, Gateway, HAWAII, Hong Kong, MARTA, MTA, New York City NY, NY Waterway, Rwanda, Safe Streets to Transit, SEPTA, shuttle service, Singapore, South Amboy NJ, South Norwalk CT, toll

NYC’s $15 congestion toll • NJ announces Safe Streets to Transit grants • Why isn’t Hawaii building the affordable housing it needs? • Plans for South Norwalk CT brownfield site • Rwanda works to address growing air quality threat

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The Week in TOD News November 18-24, 2023

November 27, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Buffalo NY, bus rapid transit, China, Detroit MI, electric buses, Europe, high-speed rail, Hoboken NJ, IIJA, Madison WI, MBTA, mobility budget, Newark NJ, North Carolina, parking, Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development, S-Line, Vancouver BC, Vision Zero

MBTA’s bus garage update frees up ~7 acres for TOD • Hoboken strives toward Vision Zero • RI state agency proposes taxes and TIFs to support TOD housing • With record ridership, NC looks to expand rail • Mobility budgets & the future of transportation

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The Week in TOD News November 11-17, 2023

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo elderly, electric buses, fare-capping, free fare, HAWAII, health hub, Hoboken NJ, Hong Kong, housing, Jersey City NJ, Kansas City MO, LBGTQ+, NJ TRANSIT, RWJBarnabas Health, safety, Winnipeg MB, women

Transforming transit safety without more police • NJ TRANSIT plans bus purchase • Fare-capping may increase ridership • Clean energy transition tied to walkable neighborhoods and public transit • Safer public transport for women in Malaysia

Mixed-use plans for Metropark Station (left); Feds award $10B for NEC improvements (top-right); California first in climate friendly transport investments (middle-right); Shared micromobility makes great gains but faces financial and affordability challenges (bottom-right)

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The Week in TOD News November 4-10, 2023

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo Amtrak, California Department of Transportation, Colorado, Federal Railroad Administration, free transit, GoTriangle, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap, Jamaica Urban Transit Company, Metropark Station, Miami-Dade County FL, Montpellier France, Northeast Corridor, Raleigh Union Bus Facility, redevelopment, Sayreville NJ, Western Sydney Airport line, Woodbridge NJ

Mixed-use plans for Metropark Station • Feds award $10B for NEC improvements • CA leads the nation in climate-friendly transport investments • Shared micromobility makes great gains but faces financial and affordability challenges • Montpellier (France) rolls out free BusTram service

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The Week in TOD News October 28-November 3, 2023

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo

New CA law support social housing • NJDOT Complete Street Awards • The U.S. needs 3.9 million more housing units • Americans are walking less • Mumbai’s chawls

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The Week in TOD News October 21-27, 2023

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo autism, bicycles, BRT Line, Head Start Centers, Indianapolis IN, Jersey City NJ, Medina Saudi Arabia, New Orleans LA, NJ TRANSIT, office to housing conversions, parking, Peshawar Pakistan, Philadelphia PA, Raleigh NC, Red Bank NJ, Saudi Arabia, subsidy, toddler walkability, Toronto Canada

Will Chicago adopt congestion pricing? • Advocates call seek solutions for NJ TRANSIT’s financial woes • Better bus access to Head Start Centers • Biden-Harris Administration supports office to residential conversions

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The Week in TOD News October 14-20, 2023

October 23, 2023October 25, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael accessory dwelling units, ADU, affordable housing, bicycling, bus, cycling, El Paso TX, equity, eTOD, Kenya, Kiagli Rwanda, Maryland, MD, Miami FL, micromobility, New Brunswick NJ, parking, Princeton NJ, South Amboy NJ, St Paul MN, sustainability, train, walkable suburban districts

White House announces support for ADUs • Amtrak expands service to New Brunswick & Princeton Jct • St. Paul approves multifamily homes citywide • Cycling and bus transit in Kenya

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The Week in TOD News October 7-13, 2023

October 16, 2023October 18, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo

Boston goes green by repurposing buildings • Office to apartments in Trenton • Walkable neighborhoods lead to healthier lives for women • Raleigh approves BRT funding • South African provinces consider high-speed rail

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The Week in TOD News September 30-October 6, 2023

October 9, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo active transportation, affordable housing, Austria, commute, cost of auto ownership, Emerson NJ, GIS, lower healthcare costs, microtransit, mixeduse, New York NY, New York Penn Station, Newark NJ, Norway, Redlining, San Francisco CA, Trenton NJ, Washington DC, ZEVs

Newark amends land use ordinance • TOD comes to Emerson NJ • A vision for New York Penn Station • San Francisco launches new affordable TOD • Will ZEVs be green enough for Norway?

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